COVID‑Era Spending Could Double U.S. Carrier Fleet
$33 Billion. That’s more than enough to build two nuclear aircraft carriers… PER YEAR We could have doubled the U.S. carrier fleet with the money this has burned since COVID. But the NYTimes keeps telling you the Navy is too expensive 🙄
CRS Reports 42 U.S. Aircraft Lost in Iran Conflict
At least 42 United States military aircraft, including fighter jets and drones, have been lost or damaged during the war in Iran, according to an official report. The losses may increase due to multiple factors, including classification, ongoing combat activity,...
U.S. Navy Deploys Laser Weapons on Nine Destroyers
These American Destroyers Are Equipped With Laser Weapons The U.S. Navy has placed directed energy systems on nine surface combatants and is looking to expand testing and deployment of similar systems across the fleet. https://t.co/uNC11eUonw
U.S. Seeks New Special‑Ops Transport to Replace Aging C‑146
Hunt For C-146 Wolfhound Special Ops Transport Plane Replacement Underway On any given day, C-146s are criss-crossing the globe to far-flung locales, but they are increasingly difficult to sustain. https://t.co/mrNoDOss99
Ukraine Gains Edge as Russian Forces Falter
The latest Russia Contingency is out. I join @Jack_Watling to talk about the current battlefield dynamics. We compare notes from recent trips, exploring why Ukraine is doing better and Russian forces are visibly performing worse. @WarOnTheRocks https://t.co/r8W8S5vpFS
Industry Rises: AMCA Rebuilds Arsenal of Freedom, Hiring Now
America’s troops have always shown up. It’s time the industry did too. @AmcaInc is rebuilding the Arsenal of Freedom with incredible speed. Join them. They’re hiring. 🇺🇸💪🚀 https://t.co/RSHJhM8a5b
NATO Mulls Hormuz Mission Amid Prolonged Strait Crisis
NATO Weighing Hormuz Mission If Strait Crisis Drags Into Summer. They may have no choice but to try to fix Trump’s mess in the Strait. What will Iran do? https://t.co/LoxTZvQkxj
Counter‑drone System Limited to Southern Border, Not DC
.@FAANews administrator says counter-drone system is only being used along southern border and is not being used at Ft McNair in DC https://t.co/AxKJKAxZpe
Russia's Su-57D Two‑Seat Prototype Takes First Flight
Photos from Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation of the prototype of the two-seat Su-57D fighter as it conducted its first flight. https://t.co/UvCG4hfPLJ https://t.co/c9fk98t8v2
Drones Evolve Warfare; AI Holds True Revolutionary Power
Personally, I disagree, or at least think the answer is “yes, and.” Drones are not a Revolution in Military Affairs on the scale of gunpowder, levée en masse, or nuclear weapons. Any lessons drawn from the battlefields of Ukraine/Russia, the...
Cold War Dream: Nuclear Bombs as Construction Tools
The US planned to use nuclear bombs for construction projects The year was 1957. The Cold War was in full swing. The U.S. was seemingly lagging behind in the technological arms race and needed to make a show, a display of...
US Seeks Ukrainian Drone Tech and IP Rights
“Kyiv has said that the US is seeking the transfer of technology and access to intellectual property rights from Ukraine as part of a drone deal that is awaiting approval at the highest political level, a person familiar with the...
Army Pursues Sub‑$1M Patriot Interceptor to Counter Cheap Drones
‘Cheap’ Patriot Interceptor Costing Under $1 Million Now Being Sought By Army The Army knows it needs a more affordable and producible Patriot option as enemies seek overmatch through cheap drones and throngs of ballistic missiles. https://t.co/alVfFoq6Nu
Anduril's AR Headset Lets Soldiers Call Drone Strikes
The defense-tech company Anduril has shared new details about the augmented-reality headset for the military it’s prototyping with Meta, including a vision for ordering drone strikes via eye-tracking and voice commands.
Federal Agencies Must Begin Post‑Quantum Crypto Transition Now
Transitioning to Post-Quantum Cryptography: What Federal Agencies Must Do Now - Intelligence Community News https://t.co/LAVSLjjCUB
Pentagon Pours $200
Some interesting details in this BBG story about the Pentagon's critical minerals team - 200bln in financing over three years (overkill for REs) -Pentagon's most optimistic forecasts suggest will take at least until 2030 for US production to ramp up. https://t.co/ZtaURjJGgc
Citizen Armed Resistance Essential for Taiwan's Hellscape Defense
"Hellscape Defense in Taiwan: Would It Work?" great article @WarInstitute What I've learned in my studies is that without men and women with the will and means (weapons) to take up arms, total defense concepts won't work. https://t.co/22Ae7zBtaj The second difficulty...
Cuba Amasses 300+ Drones, Eyes Attacks on U.S. Targets
"Cuba has acquired more than 300 military drones and recently began discussing plans to use them to attack the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, U.S. military vessels and possibly Key West, Fla., 90 miles north of Havana, according to classified...
Ukrainian Naval Drones
Videos of Ukrainian naval drones equipped with rocket launchers and FPVs targeted by Lancet loitering munitions and fiber optic cable FPVs. https://t.co/6gaAtZJTKt https://t.co/tp5EUEqrv2 https://t.co/34LxcC2Gco https://t.co/OryhO8MakI https://t.co/qgf4vqVuKV
Ukrainian Kamikaze Drones Hit Russian Ship, Train, Command Posts
Another long video of strikes by Ukraine’s @usf_army with FP-1, FP-2, and other kamikaze UAS on a Russian Project 10410 patrol ship, Tor-M2, train, command posts, cranes, communications tower, and other targets. https://t.co/OoZSpyOR3l https://t.co/BA9bRypahs
China Poised to Outpace US Nuclear Capacity by 2030
“The People’s Republic of China (PRC) now commands the world’s largest overall nuclear construction pipeline, placing Beijing on a credible path to surpass the United States in operable nuclear capacity before 2030.” https://t.co/kaqlGlvEJy
Air Force One Arriving at Joint Base Andrews in Hour
JUST IN: Air Force One set to land at Joint Base Andrews in about 1 hour
Trump Declines Xi's Direct Question on Taiwan Defense
On Air Force One,@POTUS told reporters he refused to directly answer #China President Xi Jinping when asked if the U.S. would defend #Taiwan if China attacked it. “That question was asked to me today,” Trump said as they flew back to...
Defense Autonomy Funding Soars, Signaling Battlefield Revolution
Two numbers: $225.9 million. $54.6 billion. The first is the fiscal year 2026 budget for the War Department’s Defense Autonomous Warfare Group (DAWG). The second is the proposed budget for 2027. That increase is incredible validation for the notion that a structural shift is...
Trump Claims Xi Asked About US Troops Defending Taiwan
Trump Says China’s Xi Asked if U.S. Would Send Troops to Defend Taiwan—President Trump said he discussed Taiwan at length during his summit meeting in Beijing, and that Xi Jinping explicitly asked if the U.S. would send troops in the...
Navy Chief Calls Abandoning Nuclear Surface Ships Biggest Mistake
Nuclear-Powered Trump Class Battleships Will Reverse One Of The Navy’s “Largest Mistakes”: Navy Boss The Chief of Naval Operations says giving up on nuclear-powered surface combatants was one of the worst decisions his service has ever made. https://t.co/r6rrrR2zEx
U.S. Lacks Leverage as Iran Threatens Hormuz
We're losing to Iran because we have no way to bring down their government, and they can inflict economic damage on us by closing the Strait of Hormuz, which we are powerless to prevent them from doing.
Stratospheric Tests Validate SAR, InSAR, and MTI Performance
"The associated tests will evaluate the synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery, interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) mapping, and moving target indication (MTI) capabilities from the stratosphere." https://t.co/pASbITCiiZ
US Eliminates over 90% of Iran’s Naval Mines
We break: The US has destroyed more than 90% of Iran’s inventory of around 8,000 naval mines, the commander of US forces in the Middle East told lawmakers on Thursday in a written statement https://t.co/liuzu7sOnb
China’s Rare Earth Monopoly Gives It Weapons Leverage
My take on @RedactedNews on China’s control over replacing the US depleted weapons stockpile: "China controls 95% of rare earths. So, to replenish all the weapons that we've burned through, we need permission from Xi Jinping." CHINA = HOLDS THE CARDS. https://t.co/PKvziT3iCh
China’s J-35AE Signals Debut in Global Stealth Fighter Market
“The emergence of the J-35AE in public signals that China is moving forward with a fifth-generation fighter export market. If confirmed at scale, this would represent a notable shift in the global stealth fighter landscape.” @LyleJMorris https://t.co/YsbU3V8YUQ
New Reaper Successor Favors Cost over Survivability
MQ-9 Reaper Replacement Requirements Stress A Drone Cheap Enough To Risk Losing The Air Force’s MQ-9 Reaper successor will trade survivability for lower cost, broader missions, and mass production. https://t.co/ARQo8Y0Z7G
Pentagon Targets 22,000 Low‑cost Missiles in Three Years
10,000 Low-Cost Cruise Missiles In Three Years Procurement Plan Laid Out By Pentagon The U.S. military now also plans on buying 12,000 'cheap' hypersonic missiles as part of a larger push to bolster munitions inventories. No primes included. https://t.co/f45lrOtWCc
Russia Unleashes Record 892 One-Way Drones on Western Ukraine
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia has launched 892 one-way attack drones (Geran, Gerbera, Italmas, and Parodia) at Ukraine overnight and today, including 753 drones from 0800-1830, in one of the biggest OWA drone attacks of the war. The...
Chinese Laws Push BambuStudio to Breach Open‑Source License
BambuStudio has been violating PrusaSlicer AGPL license since their fork, with the same networking binary black box in question today. Why are they willing to burn the goodwill over it? There's something most have sensed but never seen it all in...
Israel Launches Drone Factory to Match Hezbollah's FPVs
Israel Building Factory To Pump Out Its Own FPV Drones The IDF is racing to catch up to Hezbollah's increasing use of these weapons, which has taken a grim toll on its forces in Lebanon. https://t.co/f0f1bMMNG4
Sweden Trains Ukrainian Drone Crews; US Lagging
Pragmatic partnership: Swedish military brought Ukrainian drone operators into their exercise, to learn and absorb lessons now rather than later on the battlefield. Our NATO allies are increasingly learning . The absence of this bilateral activity stateside is glaring and...
Ukraine Facing Economic Collapse and Territorial Loss, West Remains
Ukraine hasn’t survived, though. It’s destroyed both economically and demographically, and it’s about to concede the east territorially. What remains is the national-socialist (to put it mildly) allied western parts. Propaganda only works if it’s somewhat factual.
CNN Claims Western Forces Likely Sank Russian Cargo Ship
RUSSIAN CARGO vessel sunk off the coast of Spain in 2024 was likely attacked by western military according to CNN: https://t.co/6AWIbuNrqH
War’s Complexity Defies Slogans; Iran’s Win Is Costly
"Many analysts want to simplify a deeply complex war into slogans. Iran is winning. America is losing. Trump is trapped. Those narratives often avoid confronting the measurable destruction Iran has suffered, the years required to rebuild its military-industrial base, and...
Trump Informs Xi of US Missile Strike at First Meeting
The first time Trump and Xi met, Trump leaned over to Xi at dinner and let him know the U.S. had just fired 59 cruise missiles into Syria. Lets see what Thursday brings...
Golden Dome’s $1.2T Price Tag Is Unsustainable
We have been saying this since the second this was announced. This will be incredibly costly to procure, but sustaining it will be absolutely bonkers.
Russia Successfully Tests Sarmat Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
A long-predicted test launch of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile took place today and reported to be successful: Context: https://t.co/UHNXxGE0EK
IRGC Navy Broadens Strait of Hormuz Definition Tenfold
IRGC Navy Claims Vast Expansion In Its Definition Of Strait Of Hormuz It remains unclear how the IRGC will enforce its tenfold increase in what it considers the Strait. https://t.co/7kzTe7jaLr
German Multicopter Delivers Heavy Payloads for Fast Rescue
Grille: High-Payload German Multicopter Built for Rapid Rescue Operations by @DefenseTrends #Drone #Engineering #EmergingTech #Innovation https://t.co/1xaEmv0hdA
US Can Reopen Strait of Hormuz; Operations Not Illegal
U.S. operations against Iran are not "illegal" - everyone has an opinion, but no serious legal analysis will come to that verdict. "the U.S. can't reopen the SoH." False. The U.S. has not chosen to execute that operation yet. The...
Iran's Fast Attack Craft: Underestimated Maritime Threat
Iran's Fast Attack Craft: A Real Maritime Threat. Trump underestimates. Beware. The French underestimated the Viet Cong. https://t.co/B5bfm4JJ7e
USAF Develops Ship‑killing Hypersonic Missile for Pacific
New Version Of Bomber-Launched ARRW Hypersonic Missile Is A Ship Killer The USAF is moving to start work on a new ARRW variant able to hit moving targets with an eye toward future fights in the Pacific. https://t.co/Ha4IqOtVXL
Austria Scrambles Eurofighters After US Special Ops Incursion
U.S. Air Force Special Operations Aircraft Accused Of Austrian Airspace Incursion Austria says it scrambled Eurofighters two days in a row to intercept U.S. military aircraft, likely U-28As operated by Air Force Special Operations Command. https://t.co/7Q94ohzM3A
China Watching Iran War to Exploit US Weaknesses
The Iran war is giving China a real-time look at US capabilities, operational concepts, and munitions constraints. Beijing will shape its concepts and capabilities to exploit these vulnerabilities --like it did after the Gulf War. Featured in @politico: https://t.co/jhLmhtc5Eo